Irish Class, February 23, 2009

Rang Gaeilge, 23ú lá mí Feabhra 2009

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Fadas: áéíóúÁÉÍÓÚ

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Tá gnóthas nua ag mo bhean cheile!

Administrivia

• No class March 30 — The school will be closed for spring break.
• March 16 class at Merlin’s rest (tentative)

Listening exercise (a dialog)

1. A: Tá orm dul síos an sráid arán a fháile. Ar mhaith leat teacht liom?
   I am going down the road to get some bread. Would you to come with me?

   Conn. uses tíocht for teacht, vn of tar, “go”.

   faigh	get	vn fáil

2. B: Níl mé cinnte fós. An dtiocfaidh aon duine eile?
   I am not sure yet. Is anyone else coming?

   tiocfaidh	will come	fut. of tar
   duine eile	other person	/din e:lə/ The -e in duine is not pronounced because it is followed by another vowel.

3. A: B’fhéidir go dtiocfaidh Brían Bán (/Brían Fionn) seo linn. Ar fadhb í sin?
   Perhaps fair-haired Brian might come with us. Is that a problem?

   fadhb	problem	f. /faib/
   Ar é sin an fhadhb?	Is that the problem?	é is the default here, since the noun, while feminine, has not yet “appeared.”

4. B: Níor mhaith liom dul ach mar beirt.
   I would only like to go as two people.

   Níor…ach	only
   beirt	two people
   mar sinn beirt	as us two [people]
   i mo aonúr	by my self	“in my oneness”

5. A: Fadhb ar bith mar sin! Téigí sibhe beirt!
   No problem
   then! You two go!

   Fadhb ar bith	No problem at all	lit. “problem at all”
   ar bith	at all	lit “in existence”
   ar chor ar bith	at all

Sinn “we, us” is normally used in non-nominative situations,
except in the north. Sinn Féin would be *Muidne Féin/*Muide
Féin in Connacht (with féin pron. /he:n’/).

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a charr	his car
a carr	her car
a athair	his father
a hathair	her father	Note h-
idir	between
eadrainn	between us
eadraibh	between you
eatarthu	between them
móran oibre	a lot of work	Note gen.
an iomarca oibre	too much work
D’ól mé an iomarca beorach.	I drank too much beer.

Not ro-móran oibre “too much work”. Scottish Gaelic does have such a construction.

Various modal constructions

B’eigean dom imeacht	I had to go	B’ ← Ba [copula]
B’eigean dom rud a ól.	I would have to drink something	Ba is both past and conditional
Ní fadhb mhór í	It is not a problem.
Tá slagdán orm.	I have a cold.
Is fuath liom é sin a dhéanamh.	I hate doing that
Ba cheart dom…	I should…
B’fhearr liom rud ar bith cheannach.	I better buy sometihing
Ba chór liom…	I really should…
tolg	couch, sofa. Also attack, force, gap(!) (FP)	/toləg/ m1

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Next time: Translating a couple lines from the choruses of some Beatles’ songs.
Tá muide i ár gconai i fomhuireán buí. ;-)>